“Other” Class Notes

John Russo (Engr ’89 CM) has been named product director at Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix. In this new role, he is responsible for developing and implementing long-term strategic financial objectives for various propulsion engine product lines. He and his wife, Lisa, live in Chandler, Ariz., with their two children.

Courtney Reynolds (Col ’95 CM) and her husband, John, welcomed a daughter, Margaret Lee, “Meg,” on June 8, 2014. Meg joins big sister Rachel, 3.

Jeff Larson (Grad ’87 CM) is executive administrative assistant in the office of student success and student learning at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif.

Christian Lapham was listed as a Virginia Super Lawyer in Family Law for 2014.

Not entirely sure that ’73 is the correct year that my father earned his degree from UVA, but please make a note that he died March 22, 2013, and remove him from the mailing list for the alumni magazine and all associated correspondence.

Thank you, Jane Everson (Class of 80/83)

Susan Jane Grayden Bowman (Col ’10) and Zachary Drew Shapiro (Engr ’09) were married on May 24, 2014, in Asheville, North Carolina. The Shapiros reside in Raleigh, North Carolina, where Mrs. Shapiro is a combined veterinary/PhD student at North Carolina State University, and Mr. Shapiro is an MBA student at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

Amber Westphal (Col ’07) received a Master of Arts degree in teaching in May 2014 from George Mason University, where she was an officer of the National Art Education Association student chapter. She also received an award in recognition of her excellent teaching, academic and artistic performance.

Richard Miller (Col ’75 CM) has accepted a faculty appointment at the University of Chicago, beginning July 1, 2014. He was previously Provost Professor in the department of religious studies at Indiana University, where he had taught since 1985.

Robert Sell (Col ’75 CM) has retired for a second time. He first retired in 2009 from Corning Inc., where he had worked for 30 years, most recently as manager of strategy development, intellectual property and marketing communications. Mr. Sell retired this year after five years as a professor of management at Elmira College in New York.

Ryann McKinley Laden and Kevin Laden welcomed a daughter, Jane Violet, on April 3, 2014. She joins a sister, Ruby Colleen, 6, and a brother, Sam Michael, 2.

Steven Harvey (BA ’71) will retire after thirty-eight years of teaching English at Young Harris College. He is the author of three books of essays including Bound for Shady Grove (Georgia) and will continue as a founding faculty member in the low-residency M.F.A. program in creative writing at Ashland University in Ohio. Last year his essay “The Book of Knowledge” was selected by Cheryl Strayed for The Best American Essays 2013.

Pierce Louis (Col ’01) launched Dirt Hugger, a regional composting company based in the Pacific Northwest that turns organic waste into nutrient-rich compost, as a startup in 2010. Dirt Hugger has since composted more than 20,000 tons of material previously destined for landfills and has sold over 10,000 yards of organic compost to 825 unique farmers, growers and gardeners. The company is currently raising funds for a new facility that will help create a long-term composting infrastructure.

Erika Caruso (Col ’05, Educ ’05 CM) and Erika Glavan Caruso (Col ’05, Educ ’05 L/M) welcomed their first child, a daughter, Charlotte Jane, on April 21, 2014. The family resides in Menlo Park, Calif.

Maureen Graham (Col ’89 CM) returned to Charlottesville more than 10 years ago to lead the Darden Annual Fund. After working in business for nearly 20 years, she has spent the last two years working toward a Virginia teacher’s license with an endorsement in special education. Ms. Graham currently works for Albemarle County Public Schools, where her daughter Margaret attends kindergarten.